Brigid
Irish · deity · mythic prehistoric · deity
Daughter of the Dagda, triple goddess of poetry, healing and smithcraft, who first raised the keen.
Parentage
Domains
- poetry inspiration
- healing smithcraft
Powers
- Raise the first keening lament in Ireland
- presides over filidecht (poetry), healing and smithwork as a triple goddess
Epithets
- Brig / Bríg ban-goibnechtae
Relations
Sources
- Sanas Cormaic (Cormac's Glossary), s.v. Brigit; Cath Maige Tuired; Lebor Gabála Érenn
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